Elevate - Magazine: Original Photo's & Final Magazine Cover

This is the final edit of my Magazine Cover.

Below are the original photographs I could have used.

Elevate - Magazine: Editing Stages

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Elevate - Magazine: Photoshoot Today

I decided that my magazine cover will focus on the character played by Max Hill. The photoshoot was taken outside and against a black wall. I am happy with the resulting photographs. The originals will be uploaded with my final cover.

Elevate - Magazine: Month of Magazine Release

This issue featuring Elevate will be on sale in November, this gives enough time to get people interested in the idea of the film to read the articles and become more excited for the film's release date of the 6th of January. This date means the most people see the magazine's front cover and maybe attract more audience members before the films release date.

Elevate - Magazine: Computer Logo Designs

These fonts are the different types I will choose between, to create a text style for my magazine. The different aspects for the style will be the cover title, the article titles, the article text and the cover tagline.

CINEMATOGRAPHE (Agency FB)

CINEMATOGRAPHE (AMGDT_IV25)

CINEMATOGRAPHE (Arial)

CINEMATOGRAPHE (Browallia New)

CINEMATOGRAPHE (Fraklin Gothic)

CINEMATOGRAPHE (IrisUPC)

CINEMATOGRAPHE (Niagara Engraved)

CINEMATOGRAPHE (Niagara Solid)

I feel that these will be the most appropriate choices for my magazine.

Cover Title: Niagara Engraved

Article Titles: Arial

Article Text: Browalia New

Cover Tagline: Niagara Solid

Elevate - Magazine: Cover Sketches

Elevate - Magazine: Title and Logo Ideas

After knowing the titles for real film magazines, Empire, TotalFilm, Sight and Sound, etc I have thought of some similar film related titles for my magazine and then once I ran out of ideas I looked at a list of different film formats from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_formats. This has given me several more title ideas, the 5 title ideas that I think are the most appropriate are, there is also a description to how they are appropriate to be a magazine name:

• Reel - the film ree
• New & Unknown
• Talent
• MotionMaster
• Cinematograph - The cinematograph is a film camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. This would be seen as the magazine that talks about films in development showing the developer part of the definition and then reviewing the films, acting as the film projector side of the definition.

The magazine will focus on independent releases so the title Cinematograph would be the most relevant since the camer films and develops in itself making it indepedent.

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&source=hp&q=define:Cinematograph&gbv=2&oq=define:Cinematograph&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=6106l6106l0l6463l1l1l0l0l0l0l326l326l3-1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=f5475ea035f34620&biw=1280&bih=930

The tagline for the monthly magazine will be "Bringing you everything Indie".

Elevate - Magazine: Film Magazine Covers & Content

Stories that are mentioned on the front cover normally are the smaller stories that are used to increase consumers of the product. These are normally just interviews with cast and crew of that film, this will be useful information when I make my magazine cover.

Elevate - Magazine: Introduction

This is the start of my magazine cover research and production of it. The next few posts will consist of research, then on the 15th the Photoshoot of the cast and individual cast members shots will take place. The photo's will be used for the cover and the inside article of the magazine, to demonstrate the difference of a photoshoot in a magazine or stills from the film would have on the inside article.

Mainstream magazines such as Entertainment Weekly take their own photo's of the cast of films and tv show cast, as well as the inside photo's. Example below. Total Film's magazine cover makes use of their own Sherlock Holmes photoshoot and stills from movies on their cover.

      


This is an example of the most recent cover of the Empire Magazine Cover and 3 inside article, 2 of which use shots from the film, the last is an interview with the cast which uses their own photoshoot images.

Magazine photoshoot

Movie shots

Movie Shots

Elevate - Poster: Original Photo's & Final Poster

These are my two final posters. One features Cally Quigly and the other Max Hill. I've decided to use these as my main characters.

Elevate - Poster: Photoshoot

The photoshoot for the poster has been succesful. The photographs have started to be edited the originals and finished product will be posted soon.

Elevate - Poster: Tagline

I have had a few ideas for the tagline for my posters.

• Will they make it out?
• What would you do, if you knew no one was out there?
• What would you do, if you knew no one was coming for you?
• Help, is anyone out there?
• Someone. Anyone. Please, Help us.
• I can't stay in there
• Help them
• Stand back, doors closing
• Stand back, doors closing. Going up or down?
• Stand back, doors closing. Floor? 13, please.

From this I ran a poll with a selection of 30 people, from this the highest voted tagline was 'Stand back, doors closing', a few comments I received on this tagline was, "It's short and snappy" and "It works for the idea".

Project E - Poster: Logo and Title Ideas

After writing down my thoughts on the title and I have finalised the title to 'Elevate' All posts will be named after this title.

Project E - Poster: Sketches

Here are a few of my poster designs.

Project E - Poster: Annotated Posters

Super 8 - Directed by J.J. Abrams

This poster really intrigues me, and made me think about changing the way the poster is presented to grab the audiences attention, by turning the poster on it's side drags the attention to the poster.

Winter's Bone - Directed by Debra Granik

This poster is a perfect example of an independent film poster, trying to market itself with good quotes and awards won. Only focusing on one cast member.

Project E - Poster: Movie Poster Essentials

These are a few common aspects of movie posters that I have noticed:

• Title
• Typography (Font & Style of the writing)
• Cast Information
• Slogan/ Tagline
• Endorsements from film reviewers (Empire, Total Film, etc)
• Name of Director/Producer and any other popular films created by them mentioned
• Billing Block/ Copyright
• Pictures
• Memorable – Like a good logo design a poster should be something that you remember
• Striking – It often helps to add a key point that catches the viewers eye and pulls them in and it also helps that it is a unique design
• Concise – The poster should communicate the message clearly with good typography
• Intrigue – As mentioned previously this double take approach does wonders
• Informative – Is important to get the key details across like the title, date and possibly the actors. Along with making sure this information is laid out ordered and logical
• Space – Use space to your advantage make sure the layout is memorable
• Audience – Make sure the audience is clearly targeted in the poster

Project E - Poster: Introduction

After creating my trailer, I have now began work on the poster for the film. The details of how this part of the posts has already been posted, but here is another look at what I will include:


1st October - Short Introduction
3rd October - Poster Essentials
6th October - Annotated Posters
10th October - Sketches
11th October - Logo Design
12th October - Tagline Thoughts
14th October - Release Date Information and Why Then
17th October - Photo's for the Poster will be taken
23rd October - Editing Stages
28th October - Original Photo's
28th October - Finished Poster

Project E - Trailer: Trailer Final Cut

This is the final cut for my film trailer.

Project E - Trailer: 2nd Cut

This is my second cut for my film trailer. It includes a bad production logo this has now changed and will be included in my next cut.

Project E - Trailer: 1st Cut

Project E - Trailer: Editing Update

These are print screens from the pre-production stages. One from Garageband creating the score for my trailer and another from iMovie.

Project E - Trailer: Filming Update

Production of my trailer is now finished. It went well, no complicatations. Now for the post production stage. Will update more soon, busy editing.

Project E - Trailer: Microphone Tests

1. Microphone Wind Check - Sock On, Tele

2. Microphone Wind Check - Sock On, Normal

3.Microphone Wind Check - Sock Off, Tele

4. Microphone Wind Check - Sock Off, Normal

5. Microphone Test - Distance from Microphone

6. Microphone Sound Check - Sock On, Tele

7. Microphone Sound Check - Sock On, Normal

8. Microphone Sound Check - Sock Off, Tele

9. Microphone Sound Check - Sock Off, Normal

Comparing the videos videos, the tele setting was much louder than normal when I blew on the covered microphone, but the volume of normal was a lot quieter than tele. When filming outside I will use the tele setting with two layers of wind protection over the end of the microphone. When filming inside I will not cover the microphone with the setting tele. From the distance test I have found you have to still keep the microphone keep close to the subject I am recording.

Project E - Trailer: Equipment used to film Project E

Tripod

Tripod

Microphone

Microphone

Dolly Wheels

Dolly Wheels

I will be filming on a Canon DLSR 7D
(Picture taken from http://www.picturecorrect.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/canon-7d.jpg)

Project E - Trailer: Health and Safety Check

Their has been no major issue with filming this trailer as the only action is running down a street and jumping into a bush, this will be shot so the actor invloved won't get hurt by the bush.
When filming we will have all wires taped to the ground so that no one trips over them. The equipment will be moved slowly so that no one trips with the equipment in there hands, if the object is heavy more than one person will carry it so that they will not strain themselves from heavy lifting.

Project E - Trailer: Location Shots

Hiding place

Marlborough high street

Inside the lift

Lift door